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Report nowGiovanni Franzoni is unstoppable and also wins the second training session for the downhill on the Streif in Kitzbühel, which is overshadowed by a serious crash for Frenchman Ken Caillot.
With his second best time in training, Franzoni has become the favorite for the downhill on Saturday. The 24-year-old upstart, who won the super-G in Wengen and finished third on the podium in the downhill despite an unfavorable starting number, once again had no trouble on his fifth run on the Streif.
Nils Alphand came closest to the fastest in training. The Frenchman only lost nine hundredths to the Italian. Austria's Stefan Babinsky (+0.29 seconds) and Franzoni's compatriot Christoph Innerhofer (+0.39) were the only skiers to lose less than half a second.
As on Tuesday, Alexis Monney was the fastest Swiss skier and confirmed that he is coping excellently with the Streif after finishing second in last year's race. Marco Odermatt in ninth place lost just under a second to Franzoni, Alessio Miggiano around a quarter of a second more. Franjo von Allmen lost almost four seconds after a scare just before the traverse.
The second training session was overshadowed by a serious crash by Frenchman Ken Caillot. The 27-year-old with start number 59 apparently made a mistake before the mousetrap, whereupon he was thrown through the air. Caillot had to be transported away by helicopter. It is still unclear how serious his injuries are, but as a French journalist reports on X, Caillot is conscious.
Aleksander Kilde will not be competing in the downhill on Saturday. The Norwegian, who has made his comeback this season, is skipping the Hahnenkamm downhill due to discomfort in his shoulder. The 33-year-old has already skipped the races in Wengen, where he suffered the serious injury two years ago.
